I research all Goldens, and similar names, whose family lines are believed to have settled in North America before 1800. Am in search of my Goldens — but find it quicker to collect them all and then to sort them out. As of mid-2018, I also research Gouldman and Keeling families that originated in Virginia prior to 1800.
Our Goulden/Golden line appears to have descended from the Keeling line that settled in Virginia, closely related to George Keeling (c1650 VA – 1720 NC) and Edward Keeling (c1640 EN/VA – 1697 VA). Our Gouldens may also have been Gouldmans briefly between 1660-1710/20 when the Goulden name was first recorded in the Rappahanock, Virginia area. My belief is that the Gouldmans also descend from Keelings.
So while I may not be related to your Goldens or Gouldings or Gouldens or …. I do want to know about them, and may be able to help find new information about them.
Best regards,
William “Bill” Golden
Norfolk1956@gmail.com
William Melton Golden, c1776-1852
William Melton Golden, c1776-1852, and his descendant lines are cousins to our South Carolina William and Nelly Golden — he would probably be a first or second cousin to the Thomas Golden line that moved to Newberry, South Carolina by 1760. Thomas was father of William Golden, c1750-1809. Parents: William Golden (1745–1810) and Alice Peggy Maupin, 1745–1788. The Maupin family were French Hugenots that came to Virginia pre-1700. First generation born in France, settled in Virginia: Gabriel Maupin (1655–1720) and wife Marie Hersent (1664–1748).
Notes – Godwin / Goodwin
Thomas Godwin (Bridger), born c1640 at New Kent, New Kent, Virginia; Death 27 May 1713-1714 at Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia. Multiple DNA matches link two lines of our Goldens with Thomas Godwin’s descendants, which are themselves named Godwin. DNA matches exist with male descendants of Nathanael Greene Golden (b1783) and Samuel Golden (b1770 SC).
My Library Books – Not Virtual Book
The following books are in my personal library, personal being a relative term. I have access to these books physically, virtually or have access in a library. An excerpted book (EXCERPT) means that I do NOT have access to the entire book via either web access or in my personal library — but have reviewed the book looking for kin and made excerpts.
Notes – Marcum
DNA matches with the Marcum / Markham family of early Virginia are strong. Whether they exist across all early pre-1800 branches of our Golden family is not something I have yet researched. Early records will usually indicate that the surname arrived in Virginia as Markham and within a generation or two became Marcum.
Notes – Kirkland and Golden
Descendants of Jonathan Gregory Kirkland, 1778–1837, and Eleanor (Ellen/Ellender) Warren, 1769–1855, can appear as DNA matches with our Golden family. This would be due to Eleanor Warren being the daughter of William (Charles William?) Warren, 1738–1807, and Eleanor “Nelly” Golden, 1745–1811.
Golden 1690 Origins in Middlesex VA branch into Alabama, Kentucky and South Carolina
My Golden line (R1b R-M269 R-U106 R-Z405 R-DF98 R-S18823 Y700: R-FGC20605 R-FGC20581 R-BY103979 R-BY61503)[1]Learn more Golden yDNA going back 5,000 years: https://goldengenealogy.com/wngb/our-dna-genetic-history/ — How did we get here? Where did we start? DNA and yDNA matching is helping stitch together that history. There are yet some loose threads. !! If it were not for an … Read more
Albemarle, Virginia and Goldens
Exploration of records and DNA matches linking the Golden and Golding families to Albemarle, Amherst, and Goochland area counties of Virginia.
Thomas and Elizabeth Goulding of Norfolk, Virginia, 1736
Husband and wife? Brother and sister? … Thomas and Elizabeth Goulding are witness to LWT and/or probate of William Grant of Norfolk & c. Book I p. 29 (See original). Dated 16 May 1735. Proved 25 May 1736
Notes – Scoggins and Scroggins
A Probable History of the Golden Family of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761 Updated 2024.12.26 The individuals below may appear in your DNA matches. ~~~~~~ There are two distinct Scoggins and Scroggins families that are not related. They have different origins. I track both families in my tree as both appear within DNA matches … Read more
Thomas Golden, 1754-1755, French and Indian War
1754 Virginia — Thomas Golden listed in the Admiralty Muster Book for Virginia … is unclear what role Thomas had in the militia during the French and Indian War.